Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Plymouth MA to Worcester

Right now (4:02 pm EDT): about 138 minutes via MA-3 North and I-95 North and I-90 West, usually 130 at this time.

Only 49% of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

On weekdays the 80-mile drive from Plymouth MA to Worcester (via MA-3 North and I-95 North and I-90 West) usually takes as little as 103 minutes and up to 188 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 110 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 am on Sundays (107 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Worcester to Plymouth MA

Freeway, about 39 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 41 miles: 67 to 125 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Plymouth MA (Court Street) to central Worcester (Main Street) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Plymouth MA to Worcester by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon107107107107107107107113111122139130116106103106106
Tue103115152188173109110111114119158131121131103107107
Wed107107107107107107107107107107107107107107107107107
Thu107107107107107107107107107107107107107107107107107
Fri107107107107107107107107107107107107107107107107107
Sat107107107107107107107107107107107107107107107107107
Sun107107107107107107107107107107107107107107107107107

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Plymouth MA to Worcester?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 103 minutes then, versus up to 188 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Plymouth MA to Worcester?

The 80-mile drive usually takes 103 to 188 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 110 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Plymouth MA to Worcester?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 188 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

MA-3 North in Boston (14 miles) · I-95 North in Boston (9 miles) · I-90 West in Boston (9 miles) · I-93 South in Boston (4 miles) · I-93 North in Boston (2 miles)

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